This call was an anonymous one, and it was made to Xia Siyu’s private number.

Xia Siyu has two numbers, one is for work. Her work now is basically sent to the studio by the client first, and then screened by Wei Jingjing and the team before reaching her. Xia Siyu herself has emphasized that scripts can be relaxed somewhat. She is not superstitious about famous directors or big producers. She values the script and director’s strength more, so as long as the logic of the work is coherent, Wei Jingjing and the team will usually provide it to her.

As for variety shows, she takes them when she feels like it, and if she doesn’t, she doesn’t take them, no matter if it’s a huge production, it doesn’t concern her, it’s entirely based on her mood. So Wei Jingjing and the team mainly screen for commercial opportunities. The screening usually focuses on two aspects: first, whether the brand has any pitfalls such as insulting China, unqualified quality, or lack of credentials. Second, if it’s just a small project with fancy titles like "brand ambassador" or "Star Scout," she generally doesn’t accept it. She only took quite a few short to medium-term projects at the beginning of last year to quickly repay her father. Now that things have settled, she’s reluctant to waste her time on a brief "ambassador" gig.

With that time, isn’t it better to come back and study a script more? Isn’t it more rewarding? Since childhood, she has never been short of money, and her desire for money is not very strong.

Her work number still exists, that is, when she hasn’t participated in a project, whenever she goes to a crew, there are always some colleagues, friends, and partners to contact. She can’t not add them, so she simply puts them all in the work group. She does check this number, but most of the time it’s in secondary card status, with some features set with blocking rules.

However, she also has another personal number. This number is mostly used for her relatives and friends.

Of course, these days, it is not impossible for some nuisance calls to come through. Although Xia Siyu hasn’t set any blocks for her private number, most apps nowadays have firewall features with alerts for suspicious or sales calls.

When the call came in, Xia Siyu saw it was on her private account, paused for a moment, thinking it might be news from Bo Yan. Once she checked the caller ID and didn’t recognize it, she hung up immediately.

After hanging up, Bo Yan’s message arrived, saying his plane had landed and he was on his way out. Barring any accidents, he would arrive in about an hour.

Xia Siyu has been here filming for a month and has been apart from Bo Yan for a month. They have been married for seven years, reconciled for three years. Nevertheless, up to now, they still maintain the sweetness of a newlywed relationship. Each temporary reunion after a long separation not only lacks any long-distance relationship barrier but even becomes more intimate.

They are in the entertainment circle, and although everyone is tired of hearing that the entertainment world is a big melting pot, it is indeed the case. Here, money and power come too easily. Many previous nobodies suddenly become popular overnight, going from lamentably low wages to earning two million and eight hundred thousand in a single night. Money is one aspect, more importantly, the continuous flattery and praise from those around them, the adulation from fans, make it hard to stay clear-headed. Plus, with people around cheating, laundering money, and being tainted over time, it’s hard to maintain a calm mind.

Luckily, Xia Siyu and Bo Yan come from wealth and have seen the world, so money doesn’t tempt them much. They skyrocketed right at debut and weren’t manipulated by anyone. Besides, both are top-notch in terms of looks, so even if people want to throw themselves at them, they’d find it distasteful. Plus, the family’s moral sense is quite high. Unless they follow their marriage agreement to each do their own thing, and not interfere with each other. Otherwise, once admitting the other, it is difficult to change feelings and they can’t learn to betray.

Moreover, the artist identity has the advantage of having to go out to film and different teams to collaborate with. Even the best relationship, if spent together daily for three to five years, will inevitably slide into monotony. But as artists, their work time is spent wandering outside. Each separation isn’t too long, usually one or two months apart then back together.

This timing is just right to maintain freshness and distance. Their lives aren’t entirely each other, nor solely about love. Yet outside work, their private time is just perfect for mutual affection, it’s quite fitting.

This time is no exception, Bo Yan even texted, "I bought a gift for you."

Xia Siyu casually replied, "What is it?"

Bo Yan deliberately played coy, "Guess."

Is Xia Siyu someone who’s threatened? She directly said, "I guess what? You better never say it for life."

Xia Siyu answered rather arrogantly, yet wore a sweet smile on her face. In reality, she could pretty much guess, as it’s neither a holiday nor any anniversary or similar event. But tomorrow is the Gold Oscar, Bo Yan’s gift this time is likely for her participation in the event tomorrow.

Or, it could be a bouquet, a delicious cake from a high-end shop, or some other small gift.

The gift isn’t important; the sentiment is. Xia Siyu gleefully sat by the bed, took two turns in place, and sat back, then simply switched on the TV.

On TV, entertainment news coincidentally aired, mentioning tomorrow’s Gold Oscar.

This year’s Oscar highlight’s aside, it’s indeed focused on her and Shang Feifei. The hosts were seriously analyzing who between them would win the award. But before this could fully air, news interrupted with a report about a certain celebrity’s scandal involving multiple women in inappropriate relationships, suspected of drugging said women, and being under police control.

These days, such incidents are all too common, nothing surprising indeed. At most, fans advocate against them for a while and cry out on Weibo. But this incident, Xia Siyu found somewhat familiar, though didn’t give it much thought.

After entertainment news, financial news followed. Bosch Corporation announced its delisting from the US stock market, temporarily with no listing plans. Furthermore, Bo Qiliu "resigned out of responsibility," no longer serving as president of Bosch Corporation, temporarily led by the old Bo, with formal candidates awaiting the next board meeting for collective decision.

It’s heard Bo Yi and Xia Sicai have been arguing over divorce for several months. Bo Yi resents Xia Sicai for stabbing his back, Xia Sicai bluntly points out his infidelity and illicit child. Before breaking apart, there was basic sentiment maintained, but once it’s blown wide open, they became archenemies. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

But this marriage is not easy to dissolve. Since it involves quite a bit of money, stocks, options, and so forth.